40. Then shee said, ‘Choose thee, gentle Gawaine, Truth as I doe say, Wether thou wilt haue me in this liknesse In the night or else in the day.’ 41. And then bespake him gentle Gawaine, Was one soe mild of moode, Sayes, ‘Well I know what I wold say, God grant it may be good! 42. ‘To haue thee fowle in the night When I with thee shold play; Yet I had rather, if I might, Haue thee fowle in the day.’ 43. ‘What! when Lords goe with ther feires,’ shee said, ‘Both to the ale & wine? Alas! then I must hyde my selfe, I must not goe withinne.’ 44. And then bespake him gentle Gawaine; Said, ‘Lady, thats but skill; And because thou art my owne lady, Thou shalt haue all thy will.’ 45. Then she said, ‘Blessed be thou, gentle Gawaine, This day that I thee see, For as thou see[st] me att this time, From hencforth I wil be: 46. ‘My father was an old knight, & yett it chanced soe That he marryed a younge lady That brought me to this woe. 47. ‘Shee witched me, being a faire young lady, To the greene forrest to dwell, & there I must walke in womans likness, Most like a feend of hell. 48. ‘She witched my brother to a carlish b . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... *** *** *** 49. ... ... ... ... ... ... That looked soe foule, & that was wont On the wild more to goe. 50. ‘Come kisse her, brother Kay,’ then said Sir Gawaine, ‘& amend thé of thy liffe; I sweare this is the same lady That I marryed to my wiffe.’ 51. Sir Kay kissed that lady bright, Standing vpon his ffeete; He swore, as he was trew knight, The spice was neuer soe sweete. 52. ‘Well, cozen Gawaine,’ sayes Sir Kay, ‘Thy chance is fallen arright, For thou hast gotten one of the fairest maids I euer saw with my sight.’ 53. ‘It is my fortune,’ said Sir Gawaine; ‘For my Vnckle Arthur’s sake I am glad as grasse wold be of raine, Great ioy that I may take.’ 54. Sir Gawaine tooke the lady by the one arme, Sir Kay tooke her by the tother, They led her straight to King Arthur As they were brother & brother. 55. King Arthur welcomed them there all, & soe did lady Geneuer his queene, With all the knights of the round table Most seemly to be seene. 56. King Arthur beheld that lady faire That was soe faire and bright, He thanked Christ in Trinity For Sir Gawaine that gentle knight; 57. Soe did the knights, both more and lesse; Reioyced all that day For the good chance that hapened was To Sir Gawaine & his lady gay. [Annotations: 34.2: ‘swire,’ neck: the Folio reads _smire_. 37.4: ‘slaine’: the Folio gives _shaine_. 41.2: ‘was’ (Child’s suggestion): the Folio reads _with_. 43.1: ‘feires,’ = feres, mates: the Folio reads _seires_. 44.2: Folio: _but a skill_: see note on 28.3. 48.1: ‘carlish,’ churlish.]